New electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen in support of wafer cleaning, etching and other precision processes in semiconductor manufacturing.
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For the production of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH EC)

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Dr. Dirk Elvermann, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Digital Officer of BASF SE (left), with the Commerce and Industry Minister of India, Piyush Goyal, at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday (January 27, 2026).
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Business & Financial News | January 28, 2026

BASF to open global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India

BASF plans to open a global Digital Hub in Hyderabad in the first quarter of 2026, sharpening BASF’s existing global Digital Hub network in Europe (Ludwigshafen and Madrid) and Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur). Digital Hubs are centers of digital expertise that deliver standardized, digital services at scale to BASF’s businesses worldwide.
Daniel Wussow
Business & Financial News | January 27, 2026

Personnel changes at BASF

Daniel Wussow (39), Senior Vice President, Mobile Emissions Catalysts at BASF (Shanghai) Management Co. Ltd., Shanghai, will, as President, assume responsibility for the Division Care Chemicals, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, effective April 1, 2026. He will succeed Mary Kurian (48), who was appointed as Member of the Board of Executive Directors.
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Wheat from and for the future
The wheat plants that grow in the greenhouse of the BASF Innovation Center in Ghent may well be the answer to the increasing demand for food. And all this thanks to their unique genetic code.
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The future of mobility: changing direction
Issue 14 of Creating Chemistry magazine is dedicated to the megatrend of mobility. Explore how the future of mobility is being envisioned globally. 
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Together with 30 other companies, BASF has joined forces to put an end to plastic waste in the environment.